corpuscle
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The nephron consists of three parts: the renal corpuscle, the Bowman’s capsule, and the associated capillary network originating from the cortical radiate arteries.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
“Is there in our parks any tree more elegant and leafy than the Purkinje corpuscle of the cerebellum or the psychic cell, in other words, the famous cerebral pyramid?” he asked.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 9, 2022
I used to work as a delivery driver, a job that took me all around the city, my car a tiny corpuscle traveling through the vast bloodstream of Washington.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2021
One of these receptors, the Pacinian corpuscle, responds to pressure and vibration.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 28, 2021
Mendel, perhaps, was the original “anatomist” of the gene: in capturing the movement of information across generations of peas, he had described the essential structure of the gene as an indivisible corpuscle of information.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing corpuscle
Body Language: Corp ("Body")
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National Spelling Bee '14: Prelims Round 2
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The Gene
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